De-Influencing Your Perimenopause Skincare: What Actually Works (And What to Throw Out) with Dr. Mamina Turegano
5/25/20261 hr 37 min
If you have been getting your skincare advice from 60-second reels and 18-year-old influencers, this episode is your reset.
Dr. Mamina Turegano is not your average dermatologist. Triple board-certified in dermatology, internal medicine, and dermatopathology, she has spent 16 years in practice connecting what shows up on the surface to what is happening inside the body. Today, she is here to de-influence your skincare routine and give you the science-backed truth about what perimenopausal skin actually needs.
This is the episode to send to every Betty who has ever felt overwhelmed in the skincare aisle. The answer is simpler -- and more internal -- than the industry wants you to believe.
Episode Overview:
0:00 Intro/Teaser
5:03 How to actually wear sunscreen
8:05 What estrogen loss does to skin in perimenopause
16:40 Estrogen cream on the face
20:55 Melasma and hyperpigmentation
30:00 Retinol vs tretinoin, how to onboard, and the skin-thinning myth busted
49:00 Eczema, psoriasis, gut health, fiber, and stress-triggered skin conditions in midlife
1:09:33 Collagen peptides, niacinamide, polypodium leucotomos, urolithin A
1:25:32 Home device ratings: red light therapy, microneedling, microcurrent
1:36:13 Why strength training and glutes improve your skin
1:41:08 After-party with Dr. Stephanie
Resources mentioned: https://drstephanieestima.com/podcasts/ep470
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Clips
Transcript preview
First 90 secondsStephanie Estima· Host0:00
All right. So let's start with some rapid fire questions. So, okay. [laughs] What is the easiest and simplest morning routine?
Mamina Turegano· Guest0:08
When you wake up, you can splash your face with water and put on some sunscreen.
Stephanie Estima· Host0:12
Okay. So sunscreen's gotta be in there.
Mamina Turegano· Guest0:15
Sunscreen's gotta be.
Stephanie Estima· Host0:15
Okay. Easiest and simplest night routine.
Mamina Turegano· Guest0:18
Make sure you're washing all the makeup build up, all that stuff from the day, and putting on a moisturizer. Of course, there's a bunch of other things to add, but, but yes, super basic.
Stephanie Estima· Host0:29
Most overrated thing in a Sephora sale, in your professional opinion.
Mamina Turegano· Guest0:34
Ooh. You know, there was a whole Sephora kids phenomenon and they were flocking towards Drunk Elephant and Laura Mercier.
Stephanie Estima· Host0:43
Yeah.
Mamina Turegano· Guest0:44
I hate to say it, but I do think that Drunk Elephant has some overrated products. I think that they have cute packaging, but some of their products are a little overrated.
Stephanie Estima· Host0:51
And also, to the 13-year-old girls listening, like, your skin is perfect.
Mamina Turegano· Guest0:56
Exactly.
Stephanie Estima· Host0:56
You, like, you don't have any- there's nothing wrong with your skin.
Mamina Turegano· Guest0:58
Yeah.
Stephanie Estima· Host0:59
You don't need retinol.
Mamina Turegano· Guest1:00
Yeah, exactly. [laughs] Like, this is the best your skin's gonna ever look, so- Yeah. [laughs] ... so, like, take advantage of that.
Stephanie Estima· Host1:06
Exactly. Exactly. All right. What do you wish your dermatology patients would ask you that they never do? [upbeat music] Hello, my friends. Welcome back to another episode of Better with Dr. Stephanie. It's me, your host, Dr. Stephanie Estima. Today we are going to de-influence you on skincare. If you have